The episode continues with the crane shot moving from the back lot of Warner Brothers and zooms toward a pair of sound stages. The music shifts from the Ballad of Rock Ridge to a 1940's era song and dance number. Inside the sound stage, dozens of male dancers are dressed in top hats and tails. They are spread across a multi-tiered set complete with fountains and a water moat. The playback starts and they begin to dance the French Mistake. On the closing line, singing, "You're doing the French Mi...
Jun 20, 2019•37 min•Season 2Ep. 84
The minute opens with the bad guys trying to get out of the fake Rock Ridge just as the good guys arrive. Let the battle begin! The brawl spills throughout the streets with several vignettes laced throughout. Reverend Johnson knees a villain in the crotch then lifts his arms to the Heavens and cries, "Forgive me, Lord!" We see Gabby Johnson finish a swig, grab a ruffian and exhale in his face, making his pass out. Harriet Johnson demonstrates a great right-cross. Jim accidentally hits Bart and i...
Jun 19, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 83
Just as The Waco Kid is about to take his shot, an improvised line from Liam Dunn makes him stop. It also leads to many of the townsfolk beating him with their hats. We cut to Taggart getting off his horse and moving to kick down the door to a building. As he does, the entire facade falls, revealing the fake. As Taggart yells they've been suckered in, Jim lines up his revolver. The Waco Kid squeezes off a shot. A moment later, the first charge goes off, sending a horse and its rider into the sky...
Jun 18, 2019•47 min•Season 2Ep. 82
The episode opens with Taggart yelling for everyone to hurry up or they'll never get to Rock Ridge. As we shift to Bart and Jim overlooking the fake town, we spend time discussing a large outtake. The Governor is on a press tour and makes a stop in the fake town of Rock Ridge. Afterwards, Taggart and his men are next on scene. Jim comments they are buying it. As the bad guys are shooting up the town, Bart pulls up the handle on a plunger to ignite the dynamite down below. Unfortunately, the plun...
Jun 17, 2019•51 min•Season 2Ep. 81
The minute opens with Bart whispering into Jim's ear. The Waco Kid laughs and we dissolve to he, Bart and Mongo admiring some kind of wooden structure in the middle of the prairie. As the scene dissolves, we see Lamarr's army charging toward the camera. As they close in, a gate closes and they all come to a halt. The reverse shoot shows it is a toll booth. Taggart reads aloud, "Lepetomane thruway!?" He realizes they will need to pay the new toll. He yells, "Somebody's gotta go back and get a sh*...
Jun 14, 2019•53 min•Season 2Ep. 80
The episode opens with Hedley Lamarr correcting the pronunciation of his name. He continues through the pledge he is making his gang take. He then ends with a twist on an old Cole Porter lyric. He says, "Now go do, that voodoo, that you do, so well!" They all go riding off, shooting their guns in the air. We immediately transition back to the fake Rock Ridge. Bart holds up his hands and tells everyone they have a problem. Olson Johnson catches on and realizes there are no people. Bart reassures ...
Jun 13, 2019•50 min•Season 2Ep. 79
The episode opens with the camera pulling back to show an exact replica of the town of Rock Ridge. The townsfolk and the railroad workers all begin to celebrate at their accomplishment. We then cut to Hedley Lamarr's camp where he is about to give a speech. We point out a big continuity error with the German soldiers. Hedley opens his speech about stamping runaway decency. He then reminds everyone that they are only risking their lives. He is risking an almost certain nomination for Best Support...
Jun 12, 2019•54 min•Season 2Ep. 78
We open still in the midst of the discussion over giving the railroad workers some land of their own. Olson Johnson decides they will give land to everybody. Suddenly, the divide between the two groups is filled as they join together with cheers and laughter. Reverend Johnson asks if they can complete their task in one night? Or are they just jerking off? The scene dissolves to the next day and we are outside of a miniature of the town of Rock Ridge. We then cut to a shot of them on Main Street....
Jun 11, 2019•43 min•Season 2Ep. 77
We open the episode, continuing the scene in the middle of the prairie in the middle of the night. Howard Johnson asks how they plan to build a fake town? He tells Bart they don't have the time and they don't have the people. Bart tells him he is wrong just as the railroad workers show up. Howard asks who they are? Bart says, "Railroad workers!" He says they are willing to help and all they ask is a piece of land to call their own. The town is reluctant but initially agrees to all but the Irish....
Jun 10, 2019•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 76
We open the episode with Bart telling Charlie to say goodbye. As soon as Bart and Jim leave, Charlie begins to wake up the other railroad workers and tells them to start gathering supplies. The scene dissolves to an open area of prairie in the middle of the night. Bart addresses the folks of Rock Ridge. He says he knows they must want to know what they are doing out there in the middle of the night? In unison they all say, "You bet your a_s!" He's hip with them and then conveys his plan. They ar...
Jun 07, 2019•53 min•Season 2Ep. 75
With Bart having been discovered masquerading as a Klansman, he decides it's time to leave. He announces his next impression, Jesse Owens! Jim and Bart flee in rapid fashion. Hedley demands his men catch them while Taggart yells to head them off at the pass. We then spend some time discussing scenes that were shot and inserted in the television release. Additionally, there was discussion over content from the script that was never shot. The episode ends with Jim and Bart sneaking into the railro...
Jun 06, 2019•54 min•Season 2Ep. 74
Bart tells Jim they need to find a way to get closer to Hedley Lamarr and his lieutenants. Jim decides their best course of action is to go in disguise. He hides Bart and then whistles to the two Klansman. When they turn around he says, "Hey, boys. Lookee what I got here?" At that point he pulls Bart out from behind the rock. Bart immediately asks, "Hey, where are the white women at?" This makes the Klansman chase the two behind the rock where the are pummeled by Bart and Jim. They don the Klan ...
Jun 05, 2019•50 min•Season 2Ep. 73
The episode begins with the first in line having said "rape" twice. Hedley calls him on it. He says he really likes rape. He is deputized and then the next is asked to step forward. As he is giving his qualifications, it is obvious he is chewing gum. Hedley says, "I hope you brought enough for everybody." The man says he didn't know there would be so many. Hedley immediately shoots him dead. We cut to The Waco Kid and Sheriff Bart. The Kid says, "Boy is he strict." Bart wants to get closer. Jim ...
Jun 04, 2019•55 min•Season 2Ep. 72
The dolly shot continues down the lines of bad guys all lined up for Hedley's Army. We see bandits and cowboys followed by German WWII soldiers and an aviator who looks just like Mel Brooks. There are other desperadoes mixed in with biker gang members, moonshine runners, plantation owners and Arabian fighters on camel-back. The line wraps up with a pair of Klansman. Behind a boulder, Bart and Jim look over the villainous line of thugs and criminals. As the minute ends, Taggart calls the first ma...
Jun 03, 2019•50 min•Season 2Ep. 71
The episode opens with Bart reading the notice Hedley Lamarr is circulating to recruit his army of ne'er-do-wells. Bart says it is the last act of a desperate man. Howard Johnson replies that he doesn't care if it's the first act of Henry the Fifth, they are all leaving. Bart then asks them to give him 24 hours to come up with a brilliant idea to save the town. They all say, "No!" Bart then says, "You'd do it for Randolph Scott." A hush travels through the townspeople. They whisper his name alou...
May 31, 2019•47 min•Season 2Ep. 70
Hedley decides Lili is onto something. He is going to raise an army of the worst dregs the West has ever seen. He asks Taggart to take down a list. He wants: rustlers, cutthroats, murderers, bounty hunters, desperados, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, half-wits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, conmen, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwackers, hornswagglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, ass kickers, shit kickers and Methodists. Taggart finally finds a paper ...
May 30, 2019•57 min•Season 2Ep. 69
We open the episode with Taggart and his men doing their best to applaud The Waco Kid. We immediately cut to Lily von Shtupp's dressing room. She is tied to the pot-belly stove while Taggart and Hedley are deciding what to do next. Lily says Bart is too much of a man for Hedley. She says he will need an army to defeat Bart and begins to sing a song. He slaps her and begins to pace, Taggart by his side. Suddenly it dawns on him. He says, "Wait a minute, she said army." Our guests today are Tom Ta...
May 29, 2019•50 min•Season 2Ep. 68
The episode begins with Taggart finishing his lament about seeing sheriff that's blacker than any indian. He then slumps forward on his horse, declaring he is depressed. Lyle leans over and says he hates to see him that way. He wonders if shooting the sheriff dead might help? Taggart believes it might. Lyle commands the men to draw their weapons but Jim warns them not to. Lyle dismisses the warning as an idle threat from a known alcoholic. As Lyle's countdown gets to three, Jim makes a sudden fl...
May 28, 2019•53 min•Season 2Ep. 67
As the rest of the railroad workers surround Bart, Charlie does his best to keep their hands off of him. There is some discussion about keeping hands off of Bart's vines. Then Taggart, Lyle and company come riding up to the crowd. Taggart recognizes Bart and demands to know why he's wearing a tin star, calling him, "boy!" Bart immediately responds with, "Watch that boy, sh*t, redneck. You're talking to the sheriff of Rock Ridge." Taggart then laments about having slaughtered every last Indian in...
May 27, 2019•53 min•Season 2Ep. 66
The episode opens with Charlie thinking he's seeing a mirage. Two men on horseback are approaching; one is white and the other is black. Charlie throws water into his face to make sure he is not dreaming. It is Bart riding into camp and he is overwhelmed with joy. He immediately runs to meet him, shouting words of excitement and disbelief. He says to Bart, "They said you was hung." Bart replies, "And they was right!" As they exchange a few more words, Charlie asks about Bart's badge. Bart explai...
May 24, 2019•52 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Something Mongo said yesterday about the choo-choo makes Bart pause. He asks Mongo if he knows why Hedley cares about the where the choo-choo is going? Mongo replies with a deeply philisophical, "Don't know. Mongo only pawn in game of life." Bart is convinced that he and Jim need to head out the railroad and do a little snooping. We transition to the site of the rail line being built. As the camera moves, Charlie comes into frame and heads to what looks like a large oak barrel. Attorney and auth...
May 23, 2019•48 min•Season 2Ep. 64
We continue today with Bart reviewing the writ sent by Hedley Lamarr for Mongo's release. He determines it's legal and goes to wake him up. He comments how those schnitzengrubers can really wipe you out. He then throws a bucket of water at Mongo, waking him. Mongo yawns, breaking all of the chains holding him in place. Bart tells Mongo he is a free man but Mongo won't go. He says Sheriff Bart is the only man to ever whip Mongo. The Waco Kid says it looks like Mongo has taking a liking to Bart. M...
May 22, 2019•50 min•Season 2Ep. 63
The episode picks up today with Lili begging Bart not to leave. Bart tells her she is making a German spectable of herself. He passes through the open door but look back over his shoulder. He puts on a seductive voice and says, "Auf Weidersehen, baby." He closes the door and she falls against it, eventually putting her back to the door. She says aloud that Bart is such a nice guy. We dissolve to the interior of the sheriff's office where Bart barely makes his way through the door. The Waco Kid s...
May 21, 2019•40 min•Season 2Ep. 62
The minute opens with a loud unzipping sound followed by Lili exclaiming it's twue! It's twue, it's twue, it's twue! We dissolve to the next morning where she offers Sheriff Bart another schnitzengruber. Bart says, "Fifteen is my limit on schnitzengruber." She then whispers something in his ear. He looks incredulous, exclaiming he is not from Havana. He then explains he has to get back to work for some heavy chores. Deparate, she begins to cling to Bart, begging him to stay, saying she never met...
May 20, 2019•49 min•Season 2Ep. 61
Lili von Shtupp disappears behind her changing screen, but we also realize there is a curtain too. She actually is not ripping off her clothes, but opening and closing the curtain. When she comes back, she is dressed similar to a Playboy bunny, just without the ears. She realizes it is too bright in the room so she blows out both lamps, leaving the room in near dark. As she sits next to Bart, there is a knock at the door. She makes her way to it and it's Hedley who wants to know how it is going?...
May 17, 2019•47 min•Season 2Ep. 60
Bart finishes reading the note handed to him at the table, causing the Waco Kid to do a spit-take with his beer. It appears Lili von Shtupp wants to see the sheriff in her dwessing woom after da show. We cut back to her changing room where there is a knock at the door. She goes through her welcomes again and Bart enters with a single red rose. Lili takes it, saying, "A wed wose, how womantic." She suggest Bart take a seat and then asks if she can slip into something a little bit more comfortable...
May 16, 2019•46 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Lili von Shtupp is winding down the song, "I'm Tired," by adding the words, "Everything below the waist is kaput." The cowboys in the audience begin shooting their guns into the air, cheering. She falls over and the four dancers grab her as they head off stage. A moment later, they return, putting her on her feet. She takes a bow before falling again into their arms again. She is whisked off stage as a note is handed to sheriff Bart. Jim asks what is says? He begins to read the note, but only ge...
May 15, 2019•56 min•Season 2Ep. 58
We continue with the drunk coming up on stage and Lili kneeing him in the nether region. She is totally unphased and simply continues singing. As she moves through the lyrics, she brings up to famous poets -- Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. She says they jump on your belly and bust your balloons. Byron was famous for his poem about Don Juan. Shelley was famous for his poem, Ozymandias. By the end of the minute, we being to channel our inner Ozzy Osbourne. Tierney Steele has always talked to...
May 14, 2019•48 min•Season 2Ep. 57
The song, "I'm Tired," continues in this minute. Lili von Shtupp is at a point in her performance where she wants to chat with the audience. She begins with a young man who has propped his feet up on the stage. She asks his name and he replies, "Tex, ma'am." She then plays with him saying, "Well, Tex ma'am, are you in show business?" He says he is not. Then she kicks his boots as she tells him to get his friggin' feet off the stage. She then compliments another for having a 10 gallon hat, or is ...
May 13, 2019•41 min•Season 2Ep. 56
We continue today with Lili singing the song that closed Poland. While we examine the lyrics, we wonder if the song is one someone else has written or is it autobiographical. We wonder why she is tired of being admired? We also have to figure out what she says to the audience after the lyric, "...and always too soon." There is some discussion about where the chair goes that is kicked into the audience. Also, who threw their hat and where did it land? By the end of the minute, we are only a third...
May 10, 2019•42 min•Season 2Ep. 55
